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January 11, 2023

Travel nurses’ pay in each state: A month-over-month comparison

Average weekly travel nurse pay in December in the U.S. varied across states compared to the month prior, with some seeking increases and others seeing decreases, according to a report shared with Becker's from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.    

As of Jan. 5, there were 645,243 active RN travel jobs on the Vivian Health platform nationwide in the last 90 days.

Here is a breakdown of average weekly travel nurse pay (December compared to November), state by state:

Alabama

November: $2,558

December: $2,595

Alaska

November: $3,310

December: $3,401

Arizona

November: $3,154

December: $3,140

Arkansas

November: $2,958

December: $2,929

California

November: $4,060

December: $4,013

Colorado

November: $3,027

December: $2,953

Connecticut

November: $3,267

December: $3,366

Delaware

November: $3,054

December: $3,019

Florida

November: $2,600

December: $2,486

Georgia

November: $2,815

December: $2,732

Hawaii

November: $3,102

December: $3,037

Idaho

November: $3,038

December: $2,951

Illinois

November: $3,237

December: $3,201

Indiana

November: $3,203

December: $3,105

Iowa

November: $3,169

December: $3,269

Kansas

November: $2,668

December: $2,714

Kentucky

November: $2,975

December: $2,950

Louisiana

November: $2,801

December: $2,660

Maine

November: $3,374

December: $3,350

Maryland

November: $3,266

December: $3,301

Massachusetts

November: $3,505

December: $3,522

Michigan

November: $3,123

December: $3,000

Minnesota

November: $3,458

December: $3,530

Mississippi

November: $2,603

December: $2,515

Missouri

November: $2,963

December: $3,075

Montana

November: $2,868

December: $2,700

Nebraska

November: $3,150

December: $3,224

Nevada

November: $3,199

December: $3,229

New Hampshire

November: $3,304

December: $3,243

New Jersey

November: $3,894

December: $3,646

New Mexico

November: $3,115

December: $3,109

New York

November: $3,406

December: $3,523

North Carolina

November: $2,978

December: $2,872

North Dakota

November: $3,181

December: $3,338

Ohio

November: $3,086

December: $3,057

Oklahoma

November: $2,612

December: $2,645

Oregon

November: $3,424

December: $3,504

Pennsylvania

November: $3,424

December: $3,359

Rhode Island

November: $3,148

December: $3,273

South Carolina

November: $2,728

December: $2,860

South Dakota

November: $3,343

December: $3,354

Tennessee

November: $2,733

December: $2,588

Texas

November: $2,750

December: $2,608

Utah

November: $2,797

December: $2,802

Vermont

November: $3,451

December: $3,223

Virginia

November: $3,080

December: $3,081

Washington

November: $3,293

December: $3,490

District of Columbia

November: $3,504

December: $3,568

West Virginia

November: $3,330

December: $3,109

Wisconsin

November: $3,184

December: $3,172

Wyoming

November: $3,321

December: $3,176


Source: beckershospitalreview.com